Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Impact Soundworks Cosmos – Kontakt sounds inspired by outer space Impact Soundworks Cosmos is a brand-new multi-sample based Kontakt instrument inspired by the deep and atmospheric sounds of outer space. Impact Soundworks Cosmos excels for creating cinematic ambiences and phrases, specifically for the sci-fi genre alongside electronic and ambient music. The core of the plugin […]
MIDI Manufacturers Association gives MIDI over mini-jack green light MIDI Manufacturers Association has given the green-light for MIDI over TRS mini-jack connectors, a big step towards standardizing an increasing trend. Small form-factor synthesizers are becoming much more popular in today’s market, with companies like Korg, Novation and Arturia offering various items which have done away […]
u-He Colour Copy – the new Bucket-Brigade style delay plugin Legendary plugin developers just launched an epic new delay plugin; the u-He Colour Copy faithfully emulates the classic Bucket-Brigade style. Before the invention and popularization of the BBD (Bucket-Brigade Device) chip in the 70s and 80s, most (if not all) delay effects (such as echo, […]
PadCulture – The story of the Novation Launchpad light-show In the saturated music scene, creators have to excel to shine through, Novation Launchpad light-shows were a way for some. The Novation Launchpad was originally designed for the simple tasks of launching clips and other DAW controls within Ableton Live, I don’t think the engineers at […]
Denon DJ announce new Resolume integration with StagelinQ Denon DJ just made a huge announcement for all the visuals techs, the industry standard, Resolume, software now supports StagelinQ. Resolume have been at the forefront of VJing software for 17 years, they offer two versions of the iconic software, one geared towards most club users and […]
iBassist is an “intelligent” bass playing app for your iPad iBassist is a fantastic app for live performers looking for an intelligent system for basslines and bassists looking for ideas. The iBassist app allows you to configure a tempo and key and then gives you a selection of usable basslines to play along to. Choose […]
Patterning 2 iOS-based advanced drum machine and sequencer Patterning 2 is the latest iteration of the iOS-based drum machine, with a wide variety of expanded features. Patterning 2 features all the same drum kits and features from the original version, with a variety of new features to make programming and creating drum sequences much more […]
Pioneer Rekordbox DJ 5.4 update is here, what’s new? Pioneer Rekordbox DJ 5.4 doesn’t introduce many new features; however, the focus is on a key feature (excuse the pun) The biggest feature in the new Pioneer Rekordbox DJ 5.4 update is the new “Stoplight System”. Previously the software only offered traditional music notation as a […]
The classic Roland JX-3P comes to the Plug-Out range of synths The lesser known but equally awesome Roland JX-3P came out concurrently to the legendary JUNO synths which stole the limelight. The Roland JX-3P was a unique take on analog synthesizers at the time, and posed itself up against the JUNO giants, so it was […]
FXPansion Cypher2 – most expressive analog modelled FM synth yet? ROLI announce the collaborative FXPansion Cypher2 plugin synthesizer – an analog modelled FM synthesizer powerhouse with expression and performance at heart. The new FXPansion Cypher2 is fully MPE compatible, meaning you’re able to achieve a seriously expressive feel and sound using per-note pitch-bend and other […]
